Matt & Kim, Company of Thieves playing free Kansas City holiday show after Flogging Molly cancels

Kansas City native David Cook headlined a crowded Midland Theatre Friday night, leaving no doubt as to why he captured America’s attention on “American Idol,” eventually winning the title by a landslide. The theatre was bursting with soaring melodies, robust vocals, and a genuine sense of camaraderie between the opening acts, Cook’s band, and the […]

David Cook – The Midland by AMC- Kansas City

BBC’s new film, “My Week with Marilyn” shows us Marilyn (Michelle Williams) through the eyes of Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), a young, but naïve man in love with everything having to do with the cinema – how could he not be swept away by the starlet Monroe? But in Colin’s “week” with Marilyn, he learns not only about the true Marilyn and the politics of cinema, but also about his true self.

‘My Week with Marilyn’ is time well spent

Screeners are generally asked for the studio reps for their comments coming out of a showing. I racked my brain as I came out the theater doors to try and describe my thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, and all I could come up with was, “Charming. Utterly charming.” Based off Brian Selznick’s novel The Inventions […]

Scorsese Builds a Charming World in Hugo

One of the things that makes “Community” so great is its subtle humor. Reddit recently brought to light a gag that was three years in the making. Each season, “Community” slipped the word “Beetlejuice” into an episode. And we all know what happens when you say “Beetlejuice” three times, right? Take a look at these clips of the invocation and watch closely when they say the name a third time…

Another reason Community is awesome: 3 year effort for Beetlejuice gag

When it comes to “The Descendants,” I’ll save you the guessing game: SEE IT. George Clooney, as Matt King, puts out one of his best performances, and in a role that is so unlike everything we’ve seen from him in the last several years.

Thrice goes on hiatus, Thursday calls it quits

A sold out sign greeted fans outside the RecordBar for the Mates of State show, leaving a handful of people left outside with shocked expressions. Perhaps back in the day when Mates of State were just a mere local Kansas City/Lawrence band, there would have been plenty of tickets still available, but Mates of State have come a long way since their humble Midwest beginnings. For those with the foresight to purchase advance tickets, they were treated to a fun, feel good show with lots of dancing.

‘Like Crazy’ is like, a big disappointment

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Yellowcard’s fans hugged each other close and not just because it was unseasonably chilly for a Texas “autumn.” Tonight, everyone at Austin’s Historic Scoot Inn was inching closer to their friends and fan-family as they celebrated the bittersweet ending of an era.

In Photos: Buzz Beach Ball 2016

Ladies and gents, this is the family-friendly musical show you’ve been waiting for. “The Greatest Showman” might not be the greatest movie on earth, but it’s a passionate, colorful and fun musical spectacular. “The Greatest Showman” tells a story based on the real life of the great circus showman PT Barnum. Here we see his […]

‘The Great Showman’ dazzles in family-friendly original movie musical

From the first striking image of an apartment submerged in water accompanied with a whimsical, whistling tune and a mention of a princess and a monster, “The Shape of Water” definitely digs its foundation in fairytale territory. And it is indeed a fairy tale with a promised princess, a monster and a small ragtag supporting […]